Desk stand for hand telephones



May 29, 1923. 1,4565% 0. M. GLUNT DESK STAND FOR HAND TELEPHONES FiledAug. 19, 1920 l atented l t-day 2Q, 1923.

--sre rarest onna contrasts,

storm, or nurnnaronn, new rnasnz. ASSIGNOR r wnsrns ruoonroaa'rnn, or itrose,

ELECTREG 1%. ii. A CORPORATION OF NEW ZQEK.

DESK STANDFOR ID TELEPHONES.

Application filed August 19, 1920. Serial 1%.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, OMER M. GLUNT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rutherford, in the county of Bergen, State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Desk Stands forHand Telephones, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, andexact description.

This invention relates to desk stands for hand telephones. its generalobject is to provide a new and improved form of desk stand adapted tosupport a hand telephone having an ungrooved handle portion instea orthe grooved handle portion which has heretofore generally been used inhand telephones which are intended to be supported on desk stands.

T he invention is vision of a cradle tions adapted to engage thereceiver an transmitter portions of the hand telephone and hold thelatter from longitudinal movement in the cradle.

The drawing illustrates in perspective a desk stand embodying theinvention, and a. hand telephone or" a form suitable for use therewith.The invention is shown as applied to a desk stand provided: with animpulse transmitter and adapted for use in connection with an automatictelephone system; but it is, of course, equally applicable to a deskstand intended for use with a manual or auto-manual telephone system.

Referring to the drawing, the desk standbase i is shown as supporting animpulse transmitter 2 and a short upwardly project, ing standard 3.Arranged for limited vertical movement within the standard 3, is a ofwhich the cradle is secured characterized by the prohaving projectingporrod to the top by a spherical-headed nut 4. Said rod cooperates withsuitable contact springs (not shown) within the base 1, which controlthe connection of the telephone to the line in the usual manner, itbeing understood that the weight ot the hand telephone is sutficient tohold the cradle and rod in its lower position against the force of thespring which moves the cradle and rod to its upper position when thehand telephone is removed l'rom the cradle.

the particular embodiment shown, the

1 outer surfaces cradle which receives the hand telephone, comprisesforked arms 5 and 6 provided with projecting portions 7 and 8. lNhen thehand telephone is supported in the eradle, the projecting portions 7and. 8 are adjacentthe edges of the receiver portion 9 and thetransmitter portion 10 of the hand telephonewhich has an ungroovedhandle portion 11. It is obvious that with this term of cradle novcryaccurate placing of the hand telephone is necessary during theinitial part of its movement into the cradle, bewuse the horizontaldistance between the of the forked arms 5 and 6 less than the shortestdistance between the edges of the receiver 9 and the transmitter 10, andbecause the projecting portions 7 and 8 of the cradle engage thereceiver and the transmitter portions or the hand telephone and guidetie is considerably 1 latter to its final seating position. The

hand telephone is thus held from longitudinal movement in the cradle,and] makes unnecessary any grooves in the handle portion for engagingwith the arms of the cradle.

The drawing shows the hand telephone connected with the desk stand bythe usual conductor 12, and shows the conductor 13 which connects theinstrumentto the telephone line.

It is, or course, obvious that the form and construction of the cradlemay be varied to a considerable extent without departing from the spiritof the invention and the scope of the appended claim.

at is claimed is:

In combination, a hand telephone having receiver. and transmitterportions and an ungrooved handle portion between said receiver andtransmitter portions, and a desk stand provided with a cradle adapted toreceive the handle portion of the hand telephone and provided withprojecting portions arranged to engage the receiver and transmitterportions of the hand telephone and hold the latter from longitudinalmovement in the cradle.

In witness whereof, ll hereunto subscribe my name this 31st day or July,A. D. l92tl.

@MER M. GLUN'Z.

